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title: delicious — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «delicious» in the school dictionary: Delicious means tasting or smelling very good. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# delicious

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**Who acts:** Delicious, apple pie, Something, strawberries, We, Fresh bread · **What happens:** mean, taste, smell, describe, be, thank · **To what, where:** anything, kitchen, you, delicious picnic, park, cinema

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«delicious» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [delicious in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delicious.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Delicious means tasting or smelling very good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:m1:1
# text = Delicious means tasting or smelling very good.
1	Delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	smelling	smell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Delicious |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **taste** *not said to happen* | gerund | Delicious *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **smell** | gerund | Delicious *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Delicious can describe anything very pleasant, like «a delicious feeling of being warm».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:m2:1
# text = Delicious can describe anything very pleasant, like «a delicious feeling of being warm».
1	Delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
15	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can |  | anything |  |  |  | a delicious feeling *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This apple pie is delicious!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x1:1
# text = This apple pie is delicious!
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this apple pie |  |  |  |  | delicious *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Something smells delicious in the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x2:1
# text = Something smells delicious in the kitchen.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Something |  |  | the kitchen |  | delicious *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thank you for the delicious dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x3:1
# text = Thank you for the delicious dinner.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | for the delicious dinner | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for dinner=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The strawberries were sweet and delicious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x4:1
# text = The strawberries were sweet and delicious.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the strawberries |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the strawberries *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We had a delicious picnic in the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x5:1
# text = We had a delicious picnic in the park.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a delicious picnic |  | the park |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fresh bread is delicious when it is still warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x6:1
# text = Fresh bread is delicious when it is still warm.
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fresh bread |  |  |  |  | delicious *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | bread |  |  |  | still | warm *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The delicious smell of popcorn filled the cinema.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x7:1
# text = The delicious smell of popcorn filled the cinema.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	popcorn	popcorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | the delicious smell of popcorn | the cinema |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cinema=Patient |
| 2 | **smell** |  | popcorn |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ah, what delicious cakes he saw standing there!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delicious:x8:1
# text = Ah, what delicious cakes he saw standing there!
1	Ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
4	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	_
9	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | delicious cakes |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | gerund | delicious cakes *not said here* |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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